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Look on the positive side... If the squad selection is confusing us fans then it going to be equally perplexing/unexpected for the opposition. Could be a masterstroke from Hughes; alternatively...

Full time. 1-1. Decent performance.

Saints down to 10. Slattery sent off (2nd yellow)

Yep. Well, sort of...got it on in the background. 1-1. 20 mins to go

ITK or hunch Sir Billy?

Hughes mentions the Sims recall option at the end of this video clip:

Hughes said in yesterday's pre-match press conference that there is a January window recall option in Sim's loan contract (apologies if this has already been mentioned - have only skim read the thread)

We look forward to welcoming the current football team that plays at Fratton Park into the Championship and hope that you enjoy watching your club play at the highest level in their 6 year history.

https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/southampton-close-to-making-shock-signing-of-real-madrid-winger "SOUTHAMPTON CLOSE TO MAKING SHOCK SIGNING OF REAL MADRID WINGER"

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A valid point of view but somewhat misses the point. All people are highlighting is that if an entertainment venue offers refreshment facilities then it's not beyond the wit of man to make it work efficiently, regardless of the quality of the product being served.

Indeed. I'm going to buck the trend and suggest we stick with 3 CBs given its a tricky away tie where we'd be happy to come away with a point, and with Yoshida slotting in to add some pace to the formation. So, I'd go with... ------------------------- McCarthey ------------------------ ------ Yoshida ----- Vestergaard ---- Hoedt ----- Cedric ------------------------------------------- Bertrand ------------------- Lemina -------- Romeu -------------- ---- Elyanoussi ------- Ings -------- Redmond ---- Subs: Gunn, Targett/McQueen, Bednarek/Stephens, JWP/Hojbjerg/Davis, Long/Gabbi/Austin Edit: bugger... Missed out Armstrong altogether... Oh well, back to the drawing board!! (Maybe I should go back to picking a starting 12... Far easier that way )

On a similar note... I was in the main part of the Northam today and was surprised that there is only one small beer servery open for the whole stand. I usually go in block 39 (Northam/Kingsland corner) and there are 3 beer serveries in that part of the concourse, which normally means it's relatively quick to get served. Just seems weird that the main home stand only has one small beer outlet, and not rocket science to put right one would have thought...

Just back from the game. Burnley clearly came for a draw and, with our overly defensive formation, we played into their hands in the first 60 mins. We should've snuck it at the end but a draw probably the fair result. Ings looks a different class. If he stays fit then we have a decent season on our hands. Vestergaard impressed and probably snuck my MotM. I don't think we'll be back to the top 8 heights of the 4 seasons preceding the last one, but their are enough positive signs to suggest we won't be relegation fodder either. P.s. WTF is that bright red pitch surround all about??!!

How does Yoshida not make the squad? Injury?

Any streams accessible from a golf course? Asking for a friend

"Team walk"... What's that all about?

Draw was the worst result for us. Knocked us back down to 13th

Up to 12th. 3 points off top with a game in hand. Solid start.

Isn't the main reason players are late back after world cups due to them being 'entitled' to a 2 week holiday at end of the season. As such, given the Qatar world cup is mid-season, there's no reason why players shouldn't be back at their clubs as soon as their world cup campaign has finished, is there?

Looking good...

Was there any add-ons for goals scored in the contract when we sold him?

2-0 FT Hesketh our stand out player (perhaps unsurprisingly). Scrappy first goal and good finish from Barnes to secure the victory in the closing seconds.

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